The Product Minded Engineer

on YouTube ↗21m

" summary

Builds a Juneteenth conference from idea to launch using a deliberately ugly landing page as a validation MVP, tweets and a simple signup form to collect 2,500 signups on day one, then assembles volunteers and tooling to deliver the event in 16 days. Outcome: 200 volunteers, 60 submissions, 28 sessions over 20+ hours, peaks near 10,000 concurrent viewers via YouTube, and a conference-hosting demo delivered within hours — validates the lean startup claim that minimal work proves demand.

AI-written summary · about

" chapters (8)

1. 0:00Introduction and welcome
2. 1:55What is good software
3. 3:03Lean startup principles
4. 6:55Case study Juneteenth conference
5. 13:37Beyond the code for engineers
6. 16:04Validation and execution secrets
7. 18:33Getting the MVP right
8. 20:00Closing and Q&A

" related talks

• 14mDelivery PassionJakub Gutkowski · DevConf 2018
• 26mA Software Developer's Guide to Launching Your Own ProductTash Postolovski · RubyConf AU 2024
• 46mMarketing for DevelopersTracy Osborn · Web Unleashed 2017
• 23mDeveloping multiple personalities to bootstrap your first productGarren Smith · Rubyfuza 2013
• 31mProduct excellence and developer productivity fireside chatCasey Winters, Sarah Karam · App Excellence Summit 2022
• 32mRebecca Murphey - SeattleJS Conference 2017Rebecca Murphey · SeattleJS Conference 2017
• 36mVenturing into Product as an EngineerLi Soon · ProductCamp Singapore Volume 7
• 12mGrowing a Tech CommunityLuke Melia · GoRuCo 2014